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Look up any U.S. private foundation by name, EIN, city, or state. Pull total giving, grant counts, median grant size, trustees, and asset base from the most recent IRS Form 990 filings. No login. Updated daily.

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Top foundations by total giving in the U.S.

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Furst Family Foundation Flower Mound, TX $2,646,599 17
The Isaac I Foundation Grapevine, TX $2,646,552 90
Bingle Foundation Saratoga Springs, NY $2,646,428 8
The Karen And Herbert Lotman Bryn Mawr, PA $2,646,406 43
Small Moves Foundation Chicago, IL $2,646,356 282
Ponce Health Sciences Education Foundation Inc Mercedita, PUERTO RICO $2,646,003 200
The Karen A And Kevin W Kennedy Gulf Stream, FL $2,645,956 66
The Fairfield Foundation New York, NY $2,645,927 188
Children's Family Care Inc Akron, OH $2,645,091 7
Interdigital Charitable Foundation Inc Wilmington, DE $2,644,407 72
Vc Fund Portland, OR $2,643,871 115
Whalesback Foundation Brooklyn, NY $2,643,848 143
Rosemary And David Good Family Minneapolis, MN $2,643,845 103
John And Charlene Oshea Family Bellaire, TX $2,643,487 185
Harry & Virginia Murray Foundation Milwaukee, WI $2,643,041 159
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Foundations file 990s in the state where they hold legal domicile. Explore where private foundations are most concentrated across the U.S.

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U.S. territories

American Samoa (AS) 3 Guam (GU) 0 Northern Mariana Islands (MP) 4 Puerto Rico (PR) 94 U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) 21
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Category Foundations
Education 1,891
Health care 1,088
Human services 1,054
Arts, culture & humanities 736
Youth development 656
Religion-related 589
Community improvement 440
Philanthropy & grantmaking 383

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City Total giving
New York, NY $1.5B
Dallas, TX $1.1B
Wilmington, DE $900.8M
Chicago, IL $847.8M
Pittsburgh, PA $691.8M
Brooklyn, NY $437.0M
Las Vegas, NV $425.0M
Los Angeles, CA $410.0M
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